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New Superconductors Present New Mysteries, Possibilities
Researchers gave unlocked some of the secrets of newly discovered iron-based high-temperature superconductors, research that could result in the design of better superconductors for use in industry, medicine, transportation and...
Protons Pair Up With Neutrons: Finding Sheds New Light On Structure Of Nuclear Systems
New research has found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus. The result, based on the first-ever...
How Enzyme Works: A Molecular Switch Turns On The Flame In 'Nature's Blowtorch'
Uncontrolled reaction of organic compounds with oxygen is easy: we call it fire. But nature often needs to do oxidations very specifically, adding oxygen to a particular carbon atom in...
Designer 'Nanobatons' Could Be Used To Trap Oil, Deliver Drugs: Nanoparticles Assemble By Millions
In a development that could lead to new technologies for cleaning up oil spills and polluted groundwater, scientists at have shown how tiny, stick-shaped particles of metal and carbon can...
World's Rarest Rhino Caught Wrecking Video Camera
A Javan Rhino was captured on video attacking a camera in an Indonesian jungle.
New Design Enables More Cost-effective Quantum Key Distribution
Researchers have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing cryptographic keys using quantum cryptography, the most secure method of transmitting data. The new method minimizes the required number...
Rare uncontacted tribe photographed in Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Amazon Indians from one of the world's last uncontacted tribes have been photographed from the air, with striking images released on Thursday showing them painted...
Technologies That Could Save the Economy
Faith in the U.S. economy is dwindling these days, but a number of future-focused scientists and engineers say we shouldn't give up hope, since technology could resuscitate our flagging business...
Northeastern Awards the 2008 Roger H. Grace Fellowship in Nanomanufacturing
The National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing at Northeastern University is pleased to announce that this year's recipient of the Roger H. Grace Fellowship in...
Intel, Micron First to Deliver Sub-40 Nanometer NAND Flash Memory Device
Today Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc. introduced the industry's first sub-40 nanometer NAND memory device, unveiling a 34nm 32 gigabit multi-level cell chip. This process technology was jointly developed...
Researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials
University of Queensland researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar energy.
Esearchers Developing New Technologies to Store, Recycle Nuclear Waste
Auburn University professors are researching new ways to store and recycle nuclear waste as the federal government seeks to boost nuclear power production.
UChicago Argonne, LLC bids for Rare Isotope Facility
Local and state economies could be bolstered with more than $1 billion if the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is chosen as site for a world-class rare...
How to Make Microwaves on a Chip to Replace X-rays for Medical Imaging and Security
Is microwave radiation the nondestructive imaging technology of the future? Microwaves with frequencies from a few hundred gigahertz (GHz) up to slightly over 1 terahertz (THz), penetrate just a short...
Moving molecules within molecules
Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules.
Engineers whip up the first long-lived nanoscale bubbles
With the aid of kitchen mixers, engineers at Harvard`s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have whipped up, for the first time, permanent nanoscale bubbles - bubbles that...
Russian scientist proposes small nuclear plants as clean northern energy source
As those in Canada's North pay skyrocketing fuel prices to meet their energy needs, a Russian scientist at this week's Canadian Arctic Summit is proposing small nuclear reactors as a...
Japanese scientists create microscopic noodle bowl
(AP) -- Japanese scientists say they have used cutting-edge technology to create a noodle bowl so small it can be seen only through a microscope.
New nanoscale assembly technology created
BOSTON, May 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created a technology that improves the assembly of single-walled carbon nanotube networks from microns to inches.
A Molecular 'Salve' to Soothe Surface Stresses
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular “salve” can significantly soothe the stresses affecting clean metal...
ICT for development projects honoured in Swedish awards
Development projects that incorporate innovative use of ICTs have been honoured in the Stockholm Challenge Awards in Sweden.
Five US Students Selected to International Physics Competition
Five US students have been chosen to travel to Hanoi in Vietnam July 20-30 for the International Physics Olympiad.
Ships re-write temperature chart
An apparent cooling period in the mid-20th Century was due to different measurement methods, scientists say.
Examining The Physics Of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes, described as the reigning celebrity of the advanced materials world, are all the rage. Recently researchers used them to make the "blackest black" -- the darkest known material,...
Acute artificial compound eyes
Insects are a source of inspiration for technological development work. For example, researchers around the world are working on ultra-thin imaging systems based on the insect eye. The principle of...
Massive diamond under the hammer
A 101.27 carat diamond the size of a squash ball, has been sold at auction in Hong Kong for more than $6m (£3m).
A way to hear the electric car coming down the road
"Close your eyes," engineering graduate student Bryan Bai called out from his Prius at the far end of the Tresidder parking lot, before the car began moving forward. A Toyota...
MIT student ingenuity plus high-tech batteries yields advanced all-electric Porsche
With a click and a hum, the sleek Porsche 914 pulled away from the curb while onlookers watched anxiously and the passenger gazed down at a laptop plugged into the...